I bet i'm the only person in the building throwing out 4-color plate explanations.
packing 2
There's a pair of books you don't see together often. critical theory since plato and wired style: principles of english usage in the digital age.
Read Moreson of artwork sale!
let me know if you're interested in those instead, and i'll send you photos (or if you're close, come on by the house). take a look at the gallery, and send me an email to let me know which prints you'd like, with your address.... if there's a particular piece of mine you've seen before, that's not up in the gallery, but you'd still like a print of, just let me know, and i'll be happy to make it for you.
Read Moreoverestimation and incompetence
this explains so much: why people tend to hold overly optimistic and miscalibrated views about themselves.
Read Morehow to talk to an artist
my high school art teacher once gave me a fantastic piece of advice, when faced with an incomprehensible piece of art. we'd been talking about children's artwork, especially the scribbling stage of art, like so: he advised saying, 'tell me about your picture,' instead of asking, 'what is it?'... when i hear someone tell me that they can't draw at all, or that they can only draw stick figures, i ask them when they stopped trying to draw.... one thing i've noticed about non-artists looking at art is that they feel intimidated by it, because they think it's something they can't do, because they never worked on improving their skill; or they didn't go to art school, or take art history courses, so they feel like they lack the vocabulary to talk about art. when really, all that's required is a bit of thought.
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